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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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